tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post437167940210386902..comments2023-05-30T07:00:13.707-04:00Comments on Bookphilia.com: Curious/Creepy: not a banner day for high lit on the TTCBookphiliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155882653615842141noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-46909525798809774072010-11-29T10:53:09.165-05:002010-11-29T10:53:09.165-05:00I love your curious/creepy post and I too stare at...I love your curious/creepy post and I too stare at people who read on the tube/subway. Ha ha, I actually read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and liked it (with the same cover as in your post). It's great for travelling. And I also have The Lost Symbol which I borrowed off a friend (I don't know why, but I feel compelled to read it as I've read both of Brown's previous books). And I'm sure Brown 'borrowed' lots of bits from that other book as there wasn't anything really new in 'The Da Vinci Code'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-91548526617066102652010-11-29T07:57:02.475-05:002010-11-29T07:57:02.475-05:00My goodness, I wish I had a subway to go book peep...My goodness, I wish I had a subway to go book peeping on!verbivorehttp://incurablelogophilia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-45908167586026088062010-11-26T11:00:00.092-05:002010-11-26T11:00:00.092-05:00I love The Sun Also Rises. It is one of my favorit...I love The Sun Also Rises. It is one of my favorite books. I read it again not too long ago, and found it just as wonderful as when I was much younger.<br />And I'm one of the few left in the world who hasn't read Dragon Tattoo and never will.:<)<br />This is a great feature.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-17386120920760220092010-11-25T19:39:21.541-05:002010-11-25T19:39:21.541-05:00Finally, Ulysses!Finally, Ulysses!Dr. Kunstsprechernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-54656442243754447012010-11-25T11:50:55.541-05:002010-11-25T11:50:55.541-05:00Bellezza: I've heard before that Brown is rath...Bellezza: I've heard before that Brown is rather...relaxed...with his use of the historical and his sources in his books. Didn't too people who wrote a respected book of some sort accuse him of plagiarism?<br /><br />J.G.: We must laugh lest we weep all the livelong day.<br /><br />Jeoffy does have a platform beneath him, yes; it's simply being enveloped by his copious amounts of belly swag. Mr. Jeoff weighs a solid 20 lbs right now.<br /><br />The above: The other Hemingway book I read was For Whom the Bell Tolls. When I try to remember what it's about, all I can think about is Metallica.<br /><br />Tony: Except for the standards of the people reading these books? And publishers, who make gajillions of such things?<br /><br />Stefanie: I type in what I see into my Blackberry then email it to myself. :) No photographic memory here, sadly.<br /><br />interpolations: De nada.<br /><br />Moony: You know, I don't either, not really. I know there's murder. And a girl with a tattoo of a dragon. And trips to IKEA. But that's it.<br /><br />kinna: Thank you! And welcome!Bookphiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155882653615842141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-14671769202697769672010-11-25T05:03:12.028-05:002010-11-25T05:03:12.028-05:00I love this feature of yours.I love this feature of yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-28387731218704131742010-11-24T17:10:35.795-05:002010-11-24T17:10:35.795-05:00I have no idea what the Dragon Tattoo books are ab...I have no idea what the Dragon Tattoo books are about... which is odd because most popular books you get an idea what it is from all the hype.Moonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00765072243862715291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-88498729174230992472010-11-24T12:25:40.443-05:002010-11-24T12:25:40.443-05:00Colleen, thank you for this!Colleen, thank you for this!interpolationshttp://interpolations.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-83034978875537830432010-11-24T10:18:13.747-05:002010-11-24T10:18:13.747-05:00Oh my, thanks for a good laugh! I am curious, how ...Oh my, thanks for a good laugh! I am curious, how do you remember all these books and their people? Do you take notes? Or are you like that Whore of Mensa and have a photographic memory? :-)Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-2098034930137134412010-11-24T04:12:33.953-05:002010-11-24T04:12:33.953-05:00Now that's a bad day by anyone's standards...Now that's a bad day by anyone's standards :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-46784959507636533082010-11-23T23:36:09.947-05:002010-11-23T23:36:09.947-05:00The Sun also Rises is about a bunch of ex-pats in ...The Sun also Rises is about a bunch of ex-pats in Paris. The main character does have a war wound though and is in love with a woman named Brett. I read it some time ago too and sadly my Hemingway runs together at times. But I know that this is one of the key texts of the lost generation.The above fore-mentioned.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04604066213359160314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-84909748634014967692010-11-23T22:31:43.561-05:002010-11-23T22:31:43.561-05:00If you weren't so clever with this post, it wo...If you weren't so clever with this post, it would be really depressing. So much trash on the train, alas.<br /><br />TSAR is a great book despite the accuracy of your memory. I recommend a re-read.<br /><br />But what I really want to know is, is there a <i>platform</i> under that cat, or is he trying out for Cirque du Soleil?J.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02806805528636359436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-61604049677415920442010-11-23T21:32:36.948-05:002010-11-23T21:32:36.948-05:00I really disliked both The Girl With The Dragon Ta...I really disliked both The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and The Lost Symbol. The former had about 300 unnecessary pages, and I love long novels; the later pisses me off because Brown either out of ignorance, or worse, knowledge, misquotes the Bible. It seems he deliberate, as if he knows what he's talking about when he clearly hasn't a clue.<br /><br />I would have loved sitting on the train with you and discussing each person with his novel.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.com